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June 9, 2015

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Diversity & Inclusion

Forbes: A Case Study of American Express and LGBT Diversity

American Express diversity efforts, particularly with the LGBT community, drive relationships with employees, customers and merchants:

40% of the 60,000 American Express employees are part of a special interest employee network, such as PRIDE for LGBT people, helping the company recruit and retain employees with diverse perspectives.
LGBT consumers are 72% more likely to support a gay-friendly brand like American Express.
American Express provides tangible assistance to merchants in the way of workshops and LGBT-friendly stickers for their storefront windows.

Diversity Inc. Survey: Millennials Identify as LGBT Much More than Previous Generations

Huffington Post: Supreme Court Rules Muslim Woman can Sue for Discrimination - Her Hajib a Motivating Factor for Not Hiring Her

Focus on Gender

UN Women: Progress of the World's Women 2015 - 2016, Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights

10 recommendations from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women:

Create more and better jobs for women.
Reduce occupational segregation and gender pay gaps.
Strengthen women's income security throughout the life cycle.
Recognize, reduce and redistribute unpaid care and domestic work.
Invest in gender-responsive social services.
Maximize resources for the achievement of substantive equality.
Support women's organizations to claim rights and shape policy agendas at all levels.
Create an enabling global environment for the realization of women's rights.
Use human rights standards to shape policies and catalyze change.
Generate evidence to assess progress on women's economic and social rights.

New York Times: A Women-led Law Firm That Lets Partners be Parents

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